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Etymological Legend
Ch	Chinese
CT	Common Turkic
Kh	Khalkha Mongolian
Khak	Khakas
LM	Literary Mongolian
LT	Literary Tibetan
NE	Northeastern Turkic
Rus	Russian
Skt	Sanskrit

• -na cf. -la only; like.
• naadïm feast, festival. [LM naγadum]
• naadïmna- to celebrate a feast, to hold a festival.
• načīn falcon; wrestler. [LM nači(n)]
• nagan handgun, revolver. [←Rus nagan]
• nam (political) party. [LM nam]
• namčï party member.
• namda- to cease, to fade, to subside, to abate, to calm down; xat namdaan the wind subsided; aarïïrï namdaan his disease abated. [LM namda-]
• namdaaškïn the act of ceasing, fading, subsiding, abating, calming down.
• namdar biography. [LM namtar ←LT rnam thar]
• namdat- to appease, to quench, to soothe, to alleviate.
• narïn complex, complicated; narïn mašina complex machinery; narïn aytïrïg complicated question. [LM narin]
• nasos pump. [←Rus nasos]
• našatïr’ sal ammoniac. [←Rus našaryr’ ←Ir]
• nayïr holiday, feast. [LM nayir]
• nayïral friendship; buzulbas nayïral unbreakable friendship. [LM nayiral]
• nayïraldaš- to become friends, to befriend.
• nayïraldaštïr- to let become friends.
• nayïraldažïïškïn friendship.
• nayïraldïg friendly.
• nayïrla- to celebrate a holiday, feast.
• nayïrzak festive, festal, holiday.
• nayïsïlal capital; nayïsïlal xooray capital city. [LM neyislel]
• nayta- to hope. [LM naida-]
• nazï age, time of living; uzun nazï nazïlazïn may s/he live long!; nazï čet- to reach majority, full age, to come of age; nazï četken adult; nazï četpeen minor, under age; nazï bar- to grow old; nazï baraan old; cf. nazïn. [LM nasu(n)]
• nazïda- cf. nazïla- to become old.
• nazïla- to become old; nazïlap kïrï- to grow old; nazïlap kïraan kiži elderly person, person in his declining years; cf. nazïda-. [LM nasula-]
• nazïlïg of a certain age; uzun nazïlïg kiži longliver.
• nazïn age; time of living; čaš nazïn childhood; čalïï nazïn youth; kïraan nazïn old age; xïp deen nazïnda in the prime of life; bügü nazïnïnda during his whole life; cf. nazï. [LM nasu(n)]
• nazïn-xar age.
• -ne cf. -la only; like.
• nedelya week. [←Ru nedelja]
• nege- to require. [LM neke-]
• negekči plaintiff.
• negelde need, demand. [LM nekelte]
• negeldelig demanding.
• negettin- to be required, desirable, necessary.
• neme- to add, to increase. [LM neme-]
• nemeeškin addition.
• nemeg addition, supplement.
• nemelde addition. [LM nemelte]
• nemeš- to add, to increase.
• neptere- to spread, to take root. [LM nebtere-]
• niiti common, general, in general; niiti xural general assembly; niiti dïl common language; niitiniŋ malï livestock held in common. [LM neite]
• niitilel society.
• niitileš- to nationalize, to collectivize.
• nogaa fruit, vegetables; nogaa kažaazï kitchen-garden. [LM noγoγa(n)]
• nogaan green; nogaan öŋ green colour. [LM noγoγan]
• nogaandïk hangman, executioner.
• nom book; nom sadïï bookstore; nom ündürer čer publishing house. [LM nom]
• nomču- to read; solun nomču- to read the newspaper; ištinde nomču- to read silently.
• nomčukču reader.
• nomčulga (the act of) reading.
• nomčuš- to read together, to help reading.
• nomčut- to let read.
• nomčutungur readable.
• nomnal study, doctrine, teachings. [LM nomlal]
• noyabr November. [←Rus nojabr’]
• noyan prince. [LM noyan]
• nurgulayï majority; nurgulayïnda usually, as usual.
• nügül sin; slander, calumny. [LM nigül]
• nügülde- to slander.
• nügüldekči slanderer.
• nüürlüg cf. arïn-nüürlüg conscientious.
• nüürte- to collate with, to check against.